New-York tribune., 1887-04-15
DEBATE ON COERCION.
STRONGER IN THE MAsS-MEETING THAN IN
TIE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
MR.. CHAMBERLAIN IN sCoTLAND-DIVlSloN oN
xoNpAY-rHE AMERICAN ExHIsITION-A RUS
SIAN FrREBRAND-M. DE LEssEPs BACKS
powN-THE VICTORIA WRECK
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JoNnoN Apr,l 14.-Mr Chamberlans first scotch
address, delivered yesterday at Ayr, was III i'i'
most vigorous style. 1t contains perhaps ho'nihe
new. hut his restatcmcnt of old accusations aeai'V
the Irish party was pointed enough to provoke
hostility and many interruptions, including one
remark which Mr.. Chamberlain interpreted as a
threat of assassination. His journey is understood
TO be an attempt to rally the Liberal-Union party
in Scotland which passes for GladStOnian strong
hold. Meetings in great numbers arc held ON both
sides daily throughout England uhc Liberals
organize most The Tories though processing TO
meet agitation by agitation rely on their maJonty
IN the House of Commons,
All parties have agreed that division on the
second reading of the Coercion bill shall be taken
on Monday next. The only question is how large
the Ministerial majority win be. Debate on Co.
ercion, resumed on Tuesday and continued yester
day, has been in no way remarkable, unless lor
speech by the Home Secretary.
Ihe Speaker has returned. He is much better
but Will probably avoid long continuous sittings
except when critical, Mr.. Courtney presiding from
time to time.
Colonel King -Earman's appointment as Pallla'
mentary Under-Secretary for Ireland Is Hire
ceived by the Opposition The Daily News
describes him as an Irish landlord who sits for an
English constituency and who had his rents cut
down by the Land Court hopelessly ineffective
speaker, who possesses no intellectual qualification
whatever and probably the worst man who could
have been selected for the post Yet Colonel King
aIarman is personally popular and probably never
saw himself painted so black before.
Once more has the American Legation been
obliged to contradict false statement set afioat
in London in the interest OF the socalled American
Exhibition. The President of the United States,
1t was announced, would open the Exhibition by
telegraph. This is, says the legation erroneous
neither the President nor the Government Of the
United States having any connection whatever
with the Exhibition. There have been several
withdrawals from the Council of the Exhibition
Of distinguished Englishmen whose names had
been obtained by Misrepresentation.
NJ LeSsar's appointment as Russian Consul at
Liverpool is diplomatic puzzle. He responsible
for the Anglo-Russan difficulty in Afghanistan,
and was for many months in London as a sort OF
special envoy in connection with the claim he had
invented to Afghan territory. BY profession he
is an engineer by vocation a firebrand. They
Soy he is sent to Liverpool because the fire is
burning out and his health is impaired The Rus
sian organ in England thinks NJ. Lessar will ulti-
mately come to London. People here liked him
personally.
NJ de Lesseps, after taking fortnight to re-
fresh his memory, has made a statement respect.
ing the point in dispute between him and Lord
Alcester. Ills statement is not very frank, but
is equivalent TO q retIaction OF his original ale
cation. NJ. dc LeSscFs now admits that check
for hundred thousand pounds or any other sum
was given by Lord Aicester as compensation for
damage or as @ condition of allowing the English
H. hot
1852. The English simply paid tonnage and pi-
lotage dues on ships of war passing through the
canal.
The wreck of the channel steamer Victoria is
bad business, though the usual attempts are made
to put q good ia on a disaster affecting power
ful company like the London and Brighton Rail
way, in whose service the Victoria piled between
Newhaven and Dleppe. The wreck is the result
OF an attempt TO run through fog. The captain
rightly blames the French officers on shore for not
sounding a foghorn, but he had no business near
Point Daily, where the steamer struck the rocks
some miles from Dicppe. panic prevailed. The
captain behaved well, but the boats were caIszed
and the people jumped overheard Altogether
twenty lives are supposed to be lost. Mis-. Bran
etolSer, who 1t was feared was drowned, is now
Known to be safe at Fccamp.
Nh Gladstone's Article on the Greville Memoirs
in The English Historical Review proves TO be
barely an historical parallel between the PcelteS
after Sir Robert Pcels ceath and the Liberal
Unionists. lie describes the band in which he
was himself O leading figure from 1850 to 1859
as a public nuisance. Two parties in the State,
not three are in Mr. Gladstone's opinion proper.
1he most interesting among other points is Mr.
Gladslonc's defence Of the Crmcan War. He de-
pies that the Aberdeen Cabinet drifted into the
wal, denies the existence Of disscnsions inside
the Cabinet, and upholds the English policy a
protest against Russian wroDgdoiDg. lie fails TO
meet some of the strongest and commonest argu-
mcnts against the English craftsmanship of that
period. or to justify Englands positionas as an ally
OF Napoleon III. who was waging the from
personal and dynast:c ambition.
Charles Rcadc's biography, by Mr.. Compton
iteadc, his nephew, is a piece of work in which
the uncle would have delighted. 1t is uncon-
Nentiond, spirited and readable throughout An
ecdotcs abound. The testimony of facts TO
Chafles r. ades industry, sincerity, independence
and high spirit ought TO do for Charles Rcadcs
memory the justice never fully done TO Charles
Rcade himself in his lifetime. The story of his
persevcliny efforts to write plays, for which he
rad no genius instead Of novels for which hc had.
Is pathetic. 1he titleTagc describes him as u
dramatist, novelist and journalist, but the book
Itself vindicates his claim TO the second name
ony. l believe Challes Reade's best novels are
Eearly becoming popular
Sir John MIilais has issued his autobiography
In the form Of speech to art students at Sheffield.
He calls 1t the story of an eventful life but the
events are nearly all successes and the story Is
ieft very incomplete. 1he whole secret Of Sir
vOhn Mllas's career is in his natural gifts. ire.
mcndous industry and single aim He has never
done anything all his life but draw and paint
HIS speech bears friendly testimony to other
artists, especially those ON Punch Mcssrs Ten
MEL Du Mauner. Sambourne. Kcene and Furniss
and to the American artist, Mr.. Abbey who de.
votes himself to illustrating English scenes for
the HarpcIs. Sir John Mliais describes Mr. Abbey
thQroughlY imhlled with E.1xlisa xaalis1x aaa